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Linen clothes - rantette

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    #11
    Originally posted by BlightyBoy View Post
    I bought a very sharp looking, and expensive, may I add, linen suit in Venice.

    Looked good in the shop, looked good on the hanger in my wardrobe.

    Didn't last the 9 minutes that your's did Pogle.

    Complete waste of money.

    Linen's only good for tea-towels IMO.
    I know what you mean, it looks fine when you leave for work but after a 90 minute commute you arrive looking like Martin Bell on a particularly grueling 'breaking news' trip to the Middle East when he only had 10 minutes to pack.
    Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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      #12
      Originally posted by FiveTimes View Post
      Just use the ones that you bought last year If they still fit
      Naw they're all too big now
      I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this

      Pogle is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.
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        #13
        Originally posted by FiveTimes View Post
        Try harder when ironing them. Iron them while slightly damp
        I'll be sure to pass that on to Mrs. BB

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          #14
          Originally posted by BlightyBoy View Post
          Well, yes. and that.

          Starting to get very sunny and warm here in Bayern. Looking forward to the crop-tops and low-cut blouses coming out....
          i fully agree, Munich is GREAT in summer

          SFW
          The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points

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            #15
            Originally posted by Pogle View Post
            Every bloomin year I do this!
            The minute It gets sunny I go out and buy linen trousers & tops - which look great for exactly 9 mins 13 secs - then they look as if you've slept in them for 12 weeks

            Why do I do this?
            I have discovered spray starch - which does help when you iron them, but It only puts off the inevitable 'bag lady' look

            Do men have similar wardrobe annoyances..

            I suspect not.

            Ps - VERY bored
            I'm wearing a linen-silk mix jacket at the moment. Keeps it's shape very well. This is my recommendation. Fantastic fabric. Not in the least bit cheap though.

            Plain linen is garbage unless you're on a beach in the Carribean.

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              #16
              Originally posted by chef View Post
              i fully agree, Munich is GREAT in summer

              SFW
              Englischergarten is a must mate. Especially the Biergarten by the Chinese tower. You can settle down under a tree with a nice Mass of beer, shades on and just, well, err.... watch the world go by.

              Just gotta be careful not to end up the other end though, you know, where all the oldies let it all hang out.

              Eeww!!

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                #17
                Originally posted by chef View Post
                i fully agree, Munich is GREAT in summer

                SFW
                You don't need a suit for the Englischer Garten.
                Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by chef View Post
                  i fully agree, Munich is GREAT in summer

                  SFW
                  Those women have big jugs.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by chef View Post
                    i fully agree, Munich is GREAT in summer

                    SFW
                    Certainly puts Wetherspoons to shame.
                    I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt, not that fancy store-bought dirt... I can't compete with that stuff.

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